tag:www.schneier.com,2016:/blog//2/tag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-2016-09-03T04:57:16ZComments for Security at Sports StadiumsA blog covering security and security technology.Movable Typetag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:6693584Comment from Mike Stone on 2015-04-15Mike Stone
Maybe security theater at sports stadiums is a good idea for reasons other than preventing "terrorism." Last week in Las Vegas some nut blew his brains out in front of hundreds of people at a casino buffet. Certainly everyone who was there, and everyone who heard about the incident, was emotionally traumatized. Do you really want someone, say a disgruntled New York Knicks season ticket holder, doing the same thing at midcourt at Madison Square Garden? I think not.

And sports venues are privately operated, Fourth Amendment probably not applicable, people are free to not patronize the venue.

It might as you say have been a "union" issue but my money would be more a "reduced insurance cost" issue.

In some respects business insurance is just like home insurance, you get a discount for having a five lever mortice lock on your front door. But the policy says nothing about windows / back door / home to garage door etc etc.

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2013-08-20T21:08:00Z2013-08-20T21:08:00Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1635189Comment from Chelloveck on 2013-08-20Chelloveck
I was at the Rams' stadium (Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis) in April for the FIRST Robotics championship. Security was really weird. The main spectator entrance had people going through bags, and a single dog kind of standing off to the side. What were they looking for? It's a robotics competition, for crying out loud! 90% of the "spectators" were also participants. Weapons? No, lots of people had tools and such that could be considered dangerous. Outside food? No, we openly carried box lunches from outside vendors into the arena. Drugs? Maybe, but the cursory glance made into bags would only uncover the dumbest of users, and I have my doubts that the one dog on hand was sufficient to cover the entire entrance.

The back entrance (which was also open to the public, and did I already mention that 90% of the spectators were also participants?) had no search.

The best I can think is that "security" is a union job, and the union requires it to be staffed even when there's nothing the arena's interested in looking for.

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2013-08-20T18:36:32Z2013-08-20T18:36:32Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1626341Comment from Dan on 2013-08-15Dan
Just got season tickets for New England Patriots. Included was a 8 inch square clear plastic bag that must be used to carry any personal items into the stadium. They also included a large list of items that can not be brought in.]]>
2013-08-15T11:54:17Z2013-08-15T11:54:17Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1625767Comment from bcs on 2013-08-14bcs
Best place to hide food and drink? In your stomach.]]>
2013-08-15T03:19:32Z2013-08-15T03:19:32Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1624918Comment from Martin on 2013-08-14Martin
A little late in posting, but The Onion had a nice take on stadium security.]]>
2013-08-14T08:33:01Z2013-08-14T08:33:01Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1624236Comment from azastrow on 2013-08-13azastrow
I live near Michigan Stadium - seats 109, 901. On game day, it's usually full up, plus at least another thousand working the event inside the venue.

Myself, I'll be outside, participating in the great American dream of owning my own mini-parking lot. That's why I pay close attention to the ever constricting list of what they allow people to take in. They busted one of my parkers with an unopened can of Diet Coke. They made another one carry a cell phone case back to the car if he wanted to keep it. Some of my season people leave their keys, because there's no telling if the Swiss Army knife or mini multi-tool on their keyring will be considered a weapon at the gate or not. Much depends on the person doing the checking.

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2013-08-13T17:35:48Z2013-08-13T17:35:48Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1624161Comment from The Continental Op on 2013-08-13The Continental Op
Football is the opiate of the masses. The fans will put up with anything for a hit.]]>
2013-08-13T15:50:09Z2013-08-13T15:50:09Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1624103Comment from tennis on 2013-08-13tennis
Note some prohibited items from the Australian Tennis Open - the 200mm focal length for camera lenses which means nothing if you use a more compact lens in length but with greater focal length capacity - ridiculous !

if you want to live in a country with "rules-n-regs" Australia is calling

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2013-08-13T14:28:08Z2013-08-13T14:28:08Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623983Comment from Sohrab on 2013-08-13Sohrab
For the point of argument, if one was to seriously plan on damaging a sports stadium and had a long-enough period of time to plot, the thing to do would be to sign on as maintenance staff and start weakening the structure in ways that would take a lot of looking to find. You also get more than one bird with that stone - the building owners get discredited and (potentially) bankrupted, the building inspectors - such as they are - get discredited, and the hospitals are filled while the anger of the victims and their families is left with no target.

A much harder blow than a mere bombing.

Need I point out that this is the state of the infrastructure in much of the US? We know the reason. I can't see why the Pentagon hasn't bombed America back into the Stone Age. I just don't get it.

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2013-08-13T11:35:02Z2013-08-13T11:35:02Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623887Comment from Carlos on 2013-08-13Carlos
"I got turned away from Universal studios for having cans of soda in my bag. Major security threat.
My cunning solution was to slip them into my pockets and go back through."

I've done that a few times to bring water aboard planes(*)... The first few times because I forgot I had a bottle in the jacket pocket but eventually figured it works pretty much every time.

(*) Low cost airlines (I'm looking at you EasyJet!) don't even serve free water, if you don't bring it with you, you have to pay for it.

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2013-08-13T09:58:16Z2013-08-13T09:58:16Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623571Comment from John S on 2013-08-12John S
@ Chris "Most stadiums (well I know for a fact Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins do this) allow you to bring in as much food as you want to the games. And water too, if it's in unopened bottles. And juice boxes for the kids."

I think it's a matter of scale, or perhaps 'expected impact'; you point out the (IMO) far more sensible policies of baseball teams. I suspect it is 'easier' to annoy 70-80,000 ticket holders 8-10 times per year (NFL home dates) than 35-40,000 ticket holders 82 or more times per year (MLB home dates). Somehow I doubt the more liberal policies of MLB will be with us much longer - NFL-like restrictions have been applied for MLB playoff games, at the direction of the leagues; extending that to the regular season is just a matter of time, I fear.

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2013-08-13T04:18:21Z2013-08-13T04:18:21Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623491Comment from Chris on 2013-08-12Chris
Most stadiums (well I know for a fact Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins do this) allow you to bring in as much food as you want to the games. And water too, if it's in unopened bottles. And juice boxes for the kids. No need to hide it from the gate agent. Read the fine print on the team's website, it's right there. ]]>
2013-08-13T03:18:49Z2013-08-13T03:18:49Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623444Comment from Paul on 2013-08-12Paul
I fully expect to NOT see a study of the correlated increase in parking lot THEFTS from automobiles now rife with "hidden" forgotten purses and bags with valuables in them. Externality for the sports teams and stadiums, likely to be ignored.]]>
2013-08-13T02:25:46Z2013-08-13T02:25:46Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623408Comment from jdgalt on 2013-08-12jdgalt
Fan violence does exist and is a shame; much worse in other countries. Even with cameras watching everyone in stadiums, a few fools can ruin things for everyone if we let them. But it seems to me that the sort of "security" this new rule represents makes the problem worse, not better, just as TSA airport searches kill many more people (by getting them to drive rather than fly) than they save.

What it convinces me to do is to watch the game from my favorite sports bar, at least until they, too, start searching fans at the door.

I rather doubt that most of the public are really that worried about terrorism, and that's good: we shouldn't be. I suspect the real driving force behind such policies on the part of private venues is the fear of being sued for their eyeteeth if anything at all does happen. The lawyers' kid needs a new pair of shoes, so now THEY are ruining things for everybody...

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2013-08-13T01:42:05Z2013-08-13T01:42:05Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623348Comment from Michael Brady on 2013-08-12Michael Bradyhttp://eclecticbreakfast.blogspot.com/
I had no idea major league sports venues were so dangerous.

Like Curby sez: "Don't go!"

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2013-08-13T00:28:17Z2013-08-13T00:28:17Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623334Comment from Dirk Praet on 2013-08-12Dirk Praet
So is there by any chance ANY credible prior works, intel or even suspicion that "terrorists" would now be targeting US sports stadiums ? If not, would it require a quantum leap of faith to assume that this has nothing to do with terrorism at all but again only serves the hidden agenda of a privileged few ?]]>
2013-08-13T00:14:50Z2013-08-13T00:14:50Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623223Comment from Eric Black on 2013-08-12Eric Black
Of course the real target would be crowd as it is exiting. People are much more densely packed then they are inside the stadium. ]]>
2013-08-12T21:44:54Z2013-08-12T21:44:54Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623201Comment from John S on 2013-08-12John S
@gg "This looks like simple cost cutting. They can save money on bag screeners by convincing fans to keep their bags at home."

Not really; fewer bags means faster line processing, but each entry gate still requires the wanding, which actually increases staff requirements, since many women sensibly prefer their search to be conducted by another woman. Minimum-wage stadium security jobs seem to catch males about 2-1, in my experience; I've done temporary music venue 'security' staff for the last 12 summers.

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2013-08-12T21:27:49Z2013-08-12T21:27:49Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623138Comment from GG on 2013-08-12GG
This looks like simple cost cutting. They can save money on bag screeners by convincing fans to keep their bags at home.

I stopped paying attention to big time sports events 10 years ago. I mean, it's about as real as the WWE with all the doping. I guess the main difference is, unlike with the WWE, the guys running the show don't actually know who is going to win before hand. But whatever. If fans want to pay $$$ to be subjected to this, let them.

RE: the TSA. Yeah, largely true. To the extent that air travel is discretionary (e.g. family vacations), and other options are available (take a cruise from a local point of departure, drive somewhere, go on a bike tour, just friggin stay home), folks can somewhat avoid the TSA. And of course, if you want to avoid the NSA, you have to completely unplug yourself and it's pretty much a non-starter.

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2013-08-12T20:22:51Z2013-08-12T20:22:51Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623135Comment from John Hritz on 2013-08-12John Hritz
"As an alternative for guests that have no other option, stadiums are encouraged to consider providing the opportunity to temporarily check non-compliant bags at a facility located well outside the bag-restricted area."

This suggests strongly that the policy is more about contraband food and drink than it is about a terrorist threat.

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2013-08-12T20:22:07Z2013-08-12T20:22:07Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623132Comment from Movie Plot Terriblismz on 2013-08-12Movie Plot Terriblismz
This does seem more like preventing booze and food from coming in. Anybody who's been to a game has gone to the bathroom and noticed empty mickeys of booze and plastic bags that held booze discarded everywhere since nobody wants to pay $8-10 for a beer like what it costs here.

A determined terrorist I imagine would just park car bombs in the parking lot and set them off after the game when it was a zoo of people. They could also mortar the stadium like the IRA did once from a volkswagan van to attack 10 Downing St.

They could also just get a job in maintenance, security or concession and spend months planting bombs and weapons. Game day they then hand them out to the rest of the militants who arrived as fans from a garbage cart.

Since terrorists are irrational nothing stopping them from loading up a truck of explosives and just ramming the doors full speed like they do in the middle east to take out hotels. There is a blockade to prevent this (feeble blockade) where I live, but nothing is protecting the rear loading dock. They could drive right up it, through the bay doors and through the basement in a van in a kamikaze attack.

A terrorist could climb the outside of the stadium at night with a rope to the roof and then have an associate pass him up weapons. Then camp up there and wait for the game to begin, and start picking people off from the roof. They already caught a reveller here who drunkenly climbed up to erect some silly banner. He was only caught because they were all completely drunk and yelling their faces off.

You could also dissemble a glock and hide it in your shoes so when forced to take them off they don't notice anything obvious. Lot's of shoes have metal eyelets, and whenever my boots/shoes have activated the metal wand they just lightly pat me down looking for a knife hidden there and let me go. They can't be expected to use an xray machine to test your shoes for a hidden gun. Dress as a superfan to avoid profiling. Go to the bathroom, assemble the glock and then somehow take the security center room hostage (I noticed it was accessible where I live, because I look for security breaches). In fact a good way to get there, is to report a security incident or pretend you have a lost kid, and they take you to the security operations center.

Now with full control over that room either by killing everybody in it or taking them hostage have your bus or truck full of armed terrorists back up to the rear bay doors and pour into the stadium to take everybody hostage and activate the building security lockout, preventing anybody from escaping. Then cut the power. Totally ridiculous movie scenario, but technically feasible.

Since everybody in the stands is unarmed, they are at your mercy. I guess the gun nuts win this scenario.

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2013-08-12T20:17:55Z2013-08-12T20:17:55Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623109Comment from paul on 2013-08-12paul
Those concession profits are crucial. No, seriously. It's how the clubs themselves manage to lose money on paper but the holding companies and investors who own the clubs make out like bandits.]]>
2013-08-12T19:52:43Z2013-08-12T19:52:43Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623098Comment from KeithB on 2013-08-12KeithB
In 198X I went to a Bruce Springsteen concert. I went to the restroom, and a guy in a wheelchair was struggling to remove something from behind his back. He asked me for help, and fearing the worst, I went to help him. He pulled out a camera with a 300-400 mm lens. Boy, was I relieved!]]>
2013-08-12T19:43:27Z2013-08-12T19:43:27Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623064Comment from EH on 2013-08-12EHScot B:
Fans are getting shot, stabbed and beaten until nearly killed at major league games in some markets.

A little bit of an exaggeration, don't you think? Brian Stow is certainly an outlier for all sports, even when looking at Oakland Raiders home games.

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2013-08-12T18:55:53Z2013-08-12T18:55:53Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623041Comment from KG on 2013-08-12KG
It's a hard sell to give someone tickets to a Rams game...]]>
2013-08-12T18:33:37Z2013-08-12T18:33:37Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623038Comment from Daniel on 2013-08-12Daniel
Let's not be so hard on the NFL. Fans willingly put up with this security nonsense. As soon as people start turning it off and tuning the NFL out, it will stop.

I have a lot less sympathy for the stance against the NFL than I do with the TSA. The NFL is a wholly discretionary activity, if you do not like it; don't go. Flying is less optional.

This scenario could also work at airports, inside the "secure zone", where food vendors could pass the exploding bagel to an accomplice.

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2013-08-12T18:00:24Z2013-08-12T18:00:24Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623016Comment from John S on 2013-08-12John S
As it happens, a couple times per year I help sell beer at Candlestick Park (NFL San Francisco 49ers games) and just went through the new security implementation last Thursday.

Concessionaires are searched as the ticket holders are searched- wanded for metal items and their bags are inspected. They also are restricted to the same bag limits as ticket holders.

Seat cushions are a real sore point at Candlestick, especially for the older patrons.

No open containers, for example the above-suggested paper coffee cup, are permitted. Cans and glass are forbidden almost everywhere; broken glass is an obvious hazard, and full soda cans are handy missiles. The alcohol prohibition is 2-way: mostly they want the revenue, but the license to sell also requires that none be brought in, and that none leaves the licensed area.

I also attended a SF Giants game yesterday. We got the familiar quick check that our beverage containers were plastic and not glass, and 'Enjoy the game'.

Guess which stadium will get our ticket money.

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2013-08-12T17:54:07Z2013-08-12T17:54:07Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623007Comment from kingsnake on 2013-08-12kingsnake
I remember the scooter incident. Even better, they lit it on fire before tossing over the edge onto the lower deck ...]]>
2013-08-12T17:41:45Z2013-08-12T17:41:45Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1623003Comment from Sky on 2013-08-12Sky
In Italy, from at least 20 years ago, you could bring your own drinks into the soccer stadium. However, you couldn't bring the bottle cap, just in case you thought about throwing it into the playing field. Of course, that measure did not stop some people from bringing in a scooter (!) and throw it from an upper seat level to the bottom one. Agents were known to hassle families (with all members busy holding open bottles) while the real bad people would just be let in because they were real trouble to deal with. Maybe it's my background, but I'm not confident that that measure will do anything for safety or security. ]]>
2013-08-12T17:36:02Z2013-08-12T17:36:02Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622995Comment from Ken on 2013-08-12Ken
RE: "Of course you're supposed to think this is about terrorism. My guess is that this is to help protect the security of the profits at the concession stands."

HEY, wait a minute?!?!?!

Doesn't THAT make it much easier for a concessionaire to infect/poison more patrons with tainted "food"?!?!?!

. Who's watching the concessionaires!?!?!?!?????

. Who's watching those watchers??????

IF pro sports & colleges are implementing such rules I want to know how they're performing background checks on their employees(assuming, that is, they even do background checks, which seems like a bad assumption).

That's only fair and proper with full disclosure.

The implicit belief in NOT disclosing background check, or in not desiring to know that info, is that the local authority is automatically competent & has its employees under professional competent control. That there's a pervasive built-in mindset for you that just ain't so.....

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2013-08-12T17:31:36Z2013-08-12T17:31:36Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622947Comment from Figureitout on 2013-08-12Figureitout
Aw man! I just bought some nice fanny packs that I was really trying to show off. I can't bring my luggage either? WTF?!]]>
2013-08-12T16:38:59Z2013-08-12T16:38:59Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622946Comment from Atanas Entchev on 2013-08-12Atanas Entchevhttp://obliviousat.com
For the last few years security at the US Open (tennis) at Flushing Meadows prohibits backpacks with two straps, but ALLOWS backpacks with one strap. Strictly enforced.]]>
2013-08-12T16:38:30Z2013-08-12T16:38:30Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622934Comment from Impossibly Stupid on 2013-08-12Impossibly Stupidhttp://www.impossiblystupid.com/
How can this not lead to strip searches or other more invasive inspection? After all, you can put a backpack on under your shirt; done right, it can be made to look like a beer belly. To limit only what is visibly carried is exceptionally dumb.]]>
2013-08-12T16:28:05Z2013-08-12T16:28:05Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622918Comment from Kevin An Auditor on 2013-08-12Kevin An Auditor
An exception has been made to the seat cushion rule for Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. Insanity has its limits, (maybe). The vast majority of seats at Lambeau are metal benches. The stadium in northern Wisconsin is not enclosed. The Packers often make the playoffs (December and January), and the 10 coldest games in Packer history range from a high of 3 degrees F (-16C) to a low of -17 F (-27C) . Talk about freezing it off!The sole restriction is that the cushions cannot have zippers or Velcro (apparently, terrorists cannot sew). But that only proves that the posters pointing to economic incentives are correct.

I curious: Are there similar "security measures" at regular European matches?

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2013-08-12T16:14:51Z2013-08-12T16:14:51Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622907Comment from Paul on 2013-08-12Paul
Don't know if it will still work under the new rules, but here is how my daughter gets drink into the stadium. Go to Starbucks and get an empty cup (it helps to be a cute girl and ask a guy barista or v.v.). Fill cup with vodka or whatever. Put on lid. Go into stadium. They never look inside. In stadium, buy a soda and ice. Rum and coke. Mmm.]]>
2013-08-12T16:10:41Z2013-08-12T16:10:41Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622891Comment from flasker on 2013-08-12flasker
What if I put a non-see through 11.5” x 5.5” x 11.5” bag inside my clear plastic bag?]]>
2013-08-12T15:45:29Z2013-08-12T15:45:29Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622884Comment from anonymous woman on 2013-08-12anonymous woman
Clear plastic, or a bag as big as your hand? I'm guessing that this rule was written by a man who has never had a heavy period and wanted to carry "feminine hygiene products" with him.* How about a poor soul who wants to carry a spare adult diaper? I'm sure there's a long list of things that aren't the size of your hand an which you'd like to keep private. Do they make you turn out your pockets like the TSA?

This is a godsend to car prowlers, since people will be leaving more valuables in their parked cars.

*Yes, there are vending machines in the restroom. No, they are not always functional, nor do they carry the product anyone would want to use.

This isn't like using the Internet in the US and dealing with surveillance.
This isn't like traveling quickly around the country and dealing with theatrics.

This is more like using Bluray discs to watch movies and dealing with their forced trailers and other baloney. It's just one form of entertainment with (many) other avenues of access.

Don't go.

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2013-08-12T15:29:09Z2013-08-12T15:29:09Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622871Comment from ChoppedBroccoli on 2013-08-12ChoppedBroccoli
I would imagine there is STRONG economic incentive for these stadiums to implement these policies. The harder it is to bring in food, clothing, water bottles, etc (think on the quantity for your whole family), the more likely you will be relying on the stadium for such amenities.

The one thing I hate about sports stadiums with evening games implementing these policies, is that it makes it darn near impossible to get off work and take your backpack/briefcase to the game directly.

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2013-08-12T15:06:04Z2013-08-12T15:06:04Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622815Comment from kingsnake on 2013-08-12kingsnake
Bryan Stow was beaten in the parking lot after the Dodgers-Giants game, so the new "security" rules would have done nothing to protect him. Even it had been in the stadium, during the game, the "security" rules would not have protected him because "security" did not confiscate fists and feet at the gate.

The more they make attending games an endurance course of airport style probings, the fewer fans will go, the more revenue will sink, and the sport will deteriorate. Take your pick: "No Fun League" or "Numerous Felons League". (Hey, maybe they would probe the players to keep them from rampaging through our streets?)

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2013-08-12T13:59:40Z2013-08-12T13:59:40Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622813Comment from PJ on 2013-08-12PJ
I wonder if "diaper bags": diapers, wipes, bottles, sippy cups, kid snacks, toys for distraction, spare kid clothes, etc, fall under the "medically necessary' bit. It seems like banning all fans with kids under the age of 3 wouldn't be that great for your revenues...]]>
2013-08-12T13:56:40Z2013-08-12T13:56:40Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622806Comment from Adam on 2013-08-12Adam
I got turned away from Universal studios for having cans of soda in my bag. Major security threat.

My cunning solution was to slip them into my pockets and go back through.

Why they bother annoying paying customers with such petty rules I don't know. It might be more understandable if I was carrying fireworks, raw meat or a bbq.

Disney's security seemed a lot more laid back, one of them even began to regale me with some interesting fact about the sugar in Dr Pepper prompted by the can in my bag.

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2013-08-12T13:38:54Z2013-08-12T13:38:54Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622801Comment from FP on 2013-08-12FP
And of course to protect the licensing revenue from the broadcast. If there were grainy, unsteady amateur videos with an unintelligible soundtrack on Youtube only hours after the game, who would spend $$$ on an ESPN subscription?
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2013-08-12T13:33:42Z2013-08-12T13:33:42Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622789Comment from wumpus on 2013-08-12wumpus
In 1985 legendary Oriole fan (since inducted into the Oriole hall of fame) launched his [just banned] beer cooler onto the field, and left the stadium never to return again.

Looks like a steady progression of market segmentation. You can have whatever "gametime" experience you want. You just have to pay at ever increasing levels...

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2013-08-12T13:11:38Z2013-08-12T13:11:38Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622742Comment from Mike B on 2013-08-12Mike B
Everybody knows the best place to hide your food and alcohol is inside bulky winter clothing. Duh! ]]>
2013-08-12T12:26:30Z2013-08-12T12:26:30Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622740Comment from Darryl Daugherty on 2013-08-12Darryl Daugherty
@bickerdyke - When it comes to security theater, it's sheep all the way down.]]>
2013-08-12T12:26:05Z2013-08-12T12:26:05Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622728Comment from Warren on 2013-08-12Warren
Next thing you know, they'll start expecting everyone to wear the same colour shirts, too! Or they'll blast hypnotic music that makes everyone behave exactly the same way!!! Or, worst case scenario -- when they play a simple series of five sounds, everyone will, exactly on cue, make a sound they have been programmed to believe is the right sound to make at that time....... the attendants won't be people anymore, they'll be trained seals. dadada da da-daaaaa.... arrrrffff!!]]>
2013-08-12T12:18:17Z2013-08-12T12:18:17Ztag:www.schneier.com,2013:/blog//2.4952-comment:1622725Comment from Skowlx on 2013-08-12Skowlx
This is also in place in at least one college stadium. Penn State implemented similar rules this year.]]>
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